Betsy

The Greetery ~ where making and giving meet.

Welcome to the first post here on The Greetery blog! I’m Betsy Veldman, owner of The Greetery, and I’m so glad you’re here. As some of you might already know, I’ve been designing products for stamping and card making for awhile, and I am so very grateful for your support and encouragement over the years! Several months ago, after much soul searching, my husband and I made the decision that the best way to move forward was to continue to develop my product line through my own company. After a lot of hard work and preparation, we’re so excited that The Greetery is nearly ready to launch our first collection!

Our tagline here at The Greetery is “where making and giving meet”. I know many of you are drawn to this hobby for the same reasons as myself. I love being creative and making things – I believe the desire to create is inherent in each of us. There are so many different creative outlets that this desire can take (I’ve probably tried most of them!) but the one I keep coming back to is card making and paper crafting. I love how it provides a blessing for both the giver/maker and the receiver. What better way to provide meaning and purpose for our creative endeavors than to be able to bless others through them in the form of handmade cards and gifts! As my family and I work to launch and grow The Greetery, we have some exciting plans for implementing our “making and giving” motto.

I’m also excited to reveal The Greetery logo! The two “E”s form an envelope with a heart in the center, perfect for our company’s purpose. Us card makers pour our hearts into our creations – it’s like tucking your heart right in that envelope along with your card. 🙂 My husband sees the logo a little differently, though. He thinks it looks like two people meeting and shaking hands. I think that’s perfect as well, because I love how this hobby brings us together. What do you see?

I hope you’ll join us over the next few weeks as we get ready for our initial product release! Here’s what will be happening over the next few weeks:

• April 9-21: Product sneak peeks every other day here on the blog
• April 22-25: Four days of inspiration with projects, special guests, prizes, and full product reveals.
• April 26: The store portion of our site will open at 10 am ET and our first collection will go up for sale!

For now, feel free to take a look around – there’s not a whole lot to see just yet, but I hope you’ll keep checking back over the next few weeks as this blog starts to come to life through projects and product introductions! Behind the scenes, the store is nearly ready to go – we’re just putting on the finishing touches. It’s not live yet, so right now any links to the store will bring you to our password page. Our store will go live on Friday, April 26 at 10 am ET! In the meantime, there are a few ways you can connect with us…

• We’d love it if you’d join our mailing list so we can keep you inspired and in the loop! Signup form is at the top of the blog.
• Follow us on Instagram – our handle is @the_greetery
• Connect with us on Facebook!
• Subscribe to the blog to receive blog posts in your inbox. Signup form is in the sidebar —->

To those of you that have followed me over the years, again – a huge THANK YOU for all of your support and encouragement! I never would’ve dared to dream that this would become a reality without all of you. For those of you that are new, I’m so happy that you’re here and I can’t wait to get to know you better. I’m excited for all of what’s to come – the creating, the sharing, the making, and the giving!